Press Release

building trains for the pyeongchang olympics

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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: gulim; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 돋움; COLOR: #808080">On 5 March, Hyundai Rotem signed a contract with Korail to supply the high-speed trains that will run between Wonju and Gangneung. The 113.7 km-long Wongang railroad line will have ten trains, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 돋움; COLOR: #808080">each consisting of 15-cars operating at up to 300 km/h at maximum speed. Each rail car set will be 201 m-long and weigh 406 tons. The service will commence at the end of 2017. The new high-speed train will be able to directly transfer athletes and visitors of the 2018 winter games from Incheon International Airport on the west coast of Korea to Pyeongchang and then to Gangneung on the east coast.</SPAN></P>
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